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Fighting Fate
Also known as A Luta Contra o Destino in Portugal
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by William Duncan
Cast: William Duncan [Kern Lambert; and Judson Cross], Edith Johnson [Josie Mahoney], Ford West [Lew Muggins], George Stanley [Brand X. Mahoney], Larry Richardson [Van Orion], Frank Weed [Snag Lippen], William McCall [Detective Lassiter], C.L. Davidson, Burwell Hamrick, Laddie Earle, Jean Carpenter (Jeanne Carpenter), Will Badger, Charles Dudley
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / Produced by Albert E. Smith. Scenario by C. Graham Baker and William B. Courtney, from a screen story by Arthur P. Hankins (Arthur Preston Hankins) and Albert E. Smith. Presented by Albert E. Smith. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “A Borrowed Life,” released 3 January 1921; [2] “Playing the Game,” released 10 January 1921; [3] “A Modern Daniel,” released 17 January 1921; [4] “A Desperate Dilemma,” released 24 January 1921; [5] “Double Crossed,” released 31 January 1921; [6] “The Crown Jewel Clue,” released 7 February 1921; [7] “A Demon’s Bluff,” released 14 February 1921; [8] “The Treasure Hunt,” released 21 February 1921; [9] “The Air Avenger,” released 28 February 1921; [10] “The Stolen Bride,” released 7 March 1921; [11] “A Choice of Death,” released 14 March 1921; [12] “Indian Vengeance,” released [?] 24? March 1921; [13] “Mystery Mountain,” released [?] 31? March 1921; [14] “When Thieves Fall Out,” released [?] 7? April 1921; [15] “Cleaning the Bolt,” released [?] 14? April 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in the United Kingdom by Vitagraph Company, Limited, beginning 20 March 1922. The serial was released in Portugal as A Luta Contra o Destino beginning 4 October 1923.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 23 August 2022.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 220, 284 : ClasIm-224 p. 54 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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